Is it possible to eat at a Disney resort restaurant without staying at one of the resorts?

Yes! You can visit any of the several Disney resorts, even if you're not staying there. You can take advantage of their shops and restaurants, but not their pool. I love walking around different resorts. There are several table service meals at the hotels, and for these I highly recommend making reservations by calling 407-WDW-DINE or visiting disneyworld.com. But there are counter service restaurants at many (but not all) of the resorts too, which are nice, because they offer cheap meals (no reservations necessary) with a change of scenery. Some of my favorite counter service restaurants are Gasparilla Grill at the Grand Floridian, Captain Cook's at the Polynesian, Contempo Cafe at the Contemporary, and the Roaring Fork at Wilderness Lodge. All of these resorts can be reached by boat from the Magic Kingdom, or you can take a monorail ride to all but Wilderness Lodge. If you need help, a cast member inside the resort will be happy to direct you to the right place. All of these resorts have great shops, too, so you can be sure to visit those as well.

Disney Resort Restaurants

Yes, you can eat at a Walt Disney World Resort restaurant without staying at one of the resorts.

yes you can do that with no problem. you are allowed to visit any of the disney world hotels to eat, shop, or walk around. if you need to park your car at the resort you just have to tell the cast member when driving in that you have dining reservations and they will tell you where to park.

Yes, you can. But you will have to check in as you drive into the resort. They will only allow you to park there for a while (3 hours I think) to eat. they don't want anyone parking at the resorts for free and then going to the parks. that is for resort guests only.

yes, you are absolutely allowed to eat at a hotel, though i highly recommend staying on grounds. every time i go to disney, we eat at the polynesian, even if we are not spending time at the parks. if we are just driving by disney we say "hey, lets get some food at the hotels".

Yes, but I HIGHLY recommend staying on ground at disney!

Yes, you can do that! I do, however, recommend staying on Disney property if you can... It is SO worth the extra expense!

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YES!!!!!!!!!!!